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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,948 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 1,948 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 7,861 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maryanne Drive 38.98681, -119.89853
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,948 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 7,021–7,860 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Maryanne Drive · 38.98681, -119.89853

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Maryanne Drive, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  4. 4.4 miSharp left onto Olympic Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach Olympic Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  7. 4.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/castle-rock-viewpoint-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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